Winter '25/26 Transfer Rumours Thread

[stubbo-admin]

Well seems like with all these international breaks, and us languishing, the rumours of ins and outs are rife.

Chuck anything 'worthy' of discussion on this thread...

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Incomings:

Pablo Felipe - €21m + €3m (Gil Vicente) | Forward
Valentin 'Taty' Castellanos - €26m + €4m (Lazio) | Forward
Adama Traore - £2m + £1m if stay up (Fulham) | Forward
Axel Disasi - Loan (Chelsea) | Centre Back
Keiber Lamadrid - £150k + £1m option | Attacking Mid

Outgoings:

Nicolas Füllkrug - 6 months loan (AC Milan)
Luis Guilherme - £17m + Sell On % (Sporting Lisbon)
George Earthy - 6 months loan (Bristol City)
Callum Marshall - 6 months loan (Bochum)
Andy Irving - 1.5m (Sparta Prague)
Guido Rodriguez - Undisclosed (Valencia)
Igor Julio - Loan Cancelled (Brighton)
James Ward Prowse - 6 months loan (Burnley)
Lucas Paqueta - £36.5m + Buy Back Clause (Flamengo)

[onsideman]

1 x Kilman gets you 4 x Mukieles
Let that sink in
Thanks Lopetegui 

[nychammer]

One thing we have proved is that to win a game we need to score 3 goals.

Playing Kilman just isn't helping us out in that respect and we need Mavro and Todibo in there and Kilman fucked off at a massive loss, we just have to admit we had our pants pulled down on buying him. 

[Mad Dog]

Im probably not quicker. as i am the alowest human being alive these days

But reading the game was never difficult so id still be better.

To be fair I did enjoy him clattering that brighton winger thr other day before the pen was given

[Sir Alf]

Mad Dog there is no doubt you could in terms of bravery and you are probably quicker than him too.  

My old Nan is tougher and faster than Max and she’s been brown bread for 50 years. 

[Mad Dog]

Yes we need a centre back urgently.  Frankly im 50
in a few months and have been told by a doctor my knee is SO shot that 19 years ago that im not allowed to play again... and I still think I could do a better job than that cսnt kilman

[Sir Alf]

We need another quality CB desperately and as much as our centre midfield has improved ( and it most definitely has after the Soucek, Irvine, Guido experiments ) I still think we cannot rely on Paqueta for creativity and linking defence to attack, Fernandes is still developing and besides, for us, is a number 8 not a number 10 as he was at Southampton. We need another ball carrier type with strength / legs. Magassa and Kante showed glimpses of whats needed against Fulham and Brighton respectively. LikeMorgan Rodgers does for Villa those bursts forward are so hard to stop. Just need another option to Paqueta who for me just aint a team player.  

But I must say if we have managed to get 2 players in already I am already in shock. Just shows Sullivan is absolutely shi**ing himself. 

[RBshorty]

Couple weeks ago Flamengo we’re interested in El Taty. Maybe the PAC-MAN going home.?

[Westham67]

I've been to two Lazio games in December 2024 Europa Cup v a Bulgarian outfit 0-0, and then Lazio v Roma and ended up in the Curva Sud with the Roma fans, September 21st 2025

[Massive Attack]

The galling part about all this early successful January signings is Sullivan only acts when he shits himself losing his Premier League golden ticket. When we've been in decent positions under previous managers to kick on turn of the year chasingthe top 4, the cսnt sits on all the cash preferring to settle with what we've got spending fuck all. Sums his reign of terror right up the tight fisted little wanker.  

[eusebiovic]

I always thought scrappy doo was massively overpaid but £350 million a week? @ eusebiovic

 

 

Yeah, stupid me but you know what I meant

[Far Cough UKunt]

Don't want the runs like a girl cսnt.

[arigurrin]

I always thought scrappy doo was massively overpaid but £350 million a week? @ eusebiovic

[RBshorty]

Jacob Steinberg claiming Stirling ain’t interested.?

Here’s hoping.!

[El Scorchio]

Sterling would obviously be the ‘one of mine for one of yours’ for Sullivan as he always has to have. 

[eusebiovic]

Got a couple of lazio shirts recently.  Total cost of £16

anyway, not happy with this raheem stirling rumour.  Never liked the cսnt

 

 

If it was a match fit, motivated Raheem Stirling with something to prove then it might of been worth it a couple of years ago. He's barely played for 2-3 seasons and he's on £350,000 bags a week. Also he made he first team debut at 16 years old. Those type of ex-whizz kids are usually burnt out by their 30th birthday so are best given a wide berth.

Exactly the kind of razzle dazzle signing we've come to expect. I'd be very wary but then I thought that of Jack Grealish but he's done well at Everton. 

I still think Sterling is a huge Kalvin Phillips type risk for very little return.

Hmmm  

[goose]

All going on today.
Sterling on loan rumours plus this:






 

*Waves Lazio scarf

No more South Americans. 

Shut up feet you mong.

[twoleftfeet]

All going on today.
Sterling on loan rumours plus this:





 

*Waves Lazio scarf

No more South Americans. 

[Mad Dog]

Got a couple of lazio shirts recently.  Total cost of £16

anyway, not happy with this raheem stirling rumour.  Never liked the cսnt

[Westham67]

All going on today.
Sterling on loan rumours plus this:




 

*Waves Lazio scarf

[Come On You Irons]

Two strikers in would be amazing but I'll believe it when I see it.

Two strikers plus Traore and Sterling would be decent business alongside getting our money back on Guillherme.

A decent centre half on loan would also be good.

[southbankbornnbred]

He’ll go to a lesser league, possibly where he speaks the language and will settle quicker, where you get more time and space on the ball, and he’ll do well.

Then some people will wang on about how we never got a tune out of him etc.

But the fact is we overspent on a young player who, up to now, has never been Premier League level.

We aren’t going to miss him. He’s contributed almost nothing to West Ham.

Good luck to him in the future. Hope he does well below Prem standard.

 

 

It’ll be like when we let Ajeti go. He went to Celtic, then Basel, and scored a few goals in a couple of pub leagues - and some of our fans thought we’d let go a world talent.

[Ron Eff]

I predict Guilherme to be successful in Portugal, with Pablo scoring zero in the Premier League and maybe barely kicking a ball. 

My rationale being the Portuguese league is shit. Gyokeres and Amorim should tell you that. 

That said, hopefully he turns out to be as good as Jota. 

[goose]

All going on today.
Sterling on loan rumours plus this:

[southbankbornnbred]

He’ll go to a lesser league, possibly where he speaks the language and will settle quicker, where you get more time and space on the ball, and he’ll do well.

Then some people will wang on about how we never got a tune out of him etc.

But the fact is we overspent on a young player who, up to now, has never been Premier League level.

We aren’t going to miss him. He’s contributed almost nothing to West Ham.

Good luck to him in the future. Hope he does well below Prem standard.

[Massive Attack]

I think Guilherme may turn out to be a decent player 

Not a trick question, based on what?